Di″o‐cese (?), n.; pl.Dioceses (#). [OE. diocise, OF. diocise, F. diocése, L. dioecesis, fr. Gr. � housekeeping, administration, a province, a diocese, fr. � to keep house, manage; διά through + � to manage a household, � a house. See Economy.] (Eccl.) The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical authority. [Frequently, but improperly, spelt diocess.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.